Valiantsina Kaminskaya

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Valiantsina Kaminskaya
Country Ukraine
Born (1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 (age 36)
Mahilyow, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons10 – (20122016, 20182022)
Starts39
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (112th in 2021)
Discipline titles0
Updated on 8 January 2023.

Valiantsina Valiancinaŭna Kaminskaya, also Valentyna Kaminska, (Belarusian: Валянціна Валянцінаўна Камінская, Ukrainian: Валентина Валентинівна Камінська; born September 5, 1987, in Mahilyow) is a Belarusian (until 2018) and Ukrainian (since June 2018) cross-country skier.[1] She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics,[2] 2018 Winter Olympics, and 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]

Biography

Kaminskaya started her international career in 2007 when she competed at the Junior World Ski Championships in Tarvisio, finishing 69th in 10 km pursuit and 82nd in 5 km freestyle.

Kaminskaya made her World Cup debut on February 2, 2012, in Moscow, when she finished 38th in sprint. While competing for Belarus, her best World Cup finish was 37th in a freestyle sprint race in Ryabinsk during the 2014–15 season.[1] As of January 2022, this result still remains her best individual World Cup finish.

Kaminskaya competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Belarus. She placed 47th in the qualifying round in the sprint, failing to advance to the knockout stages.[4][5] She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics where she took part in four events.[6] At those Games, Kaminskaya was the only one in her team born Belarus.

Kaminskaya's transition to the Ukrainian team was announced in June 2018.[7] On November 24, 2018, Kaminskaya debuted for Ukraine at the World Cup stage in Ruka where she was 61st in sprint.

In 2022, Valiantsina Kaminskaya was nominated for her third Winter Games in Beijing as a member of Ukrainian national team.[8] She finished 79th in the 10 km event, 70th in the women's sprint qualification, and was part of the relay team which finished 18th. Kaminskaya failed a doping test and was suspended during the Olympics on 16 February.[9]

Kaminskaya participated at three World Championships: in 2013 (for Belarus), 2019, and 2021 (both for Ukraine). Her best personal performance was 42nd in 30 km mass start in 2021. She also took part at the 2009 Winter Universiade, with her best personal result being 24th in sprint.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[10]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2014 26 46
2018 30 70 45 47 14
2022 34 79 70 18

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual 
 15 km 
 skiathlon 
 30 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2013 25 45 17
2019 31 63 60 17 17
2021 33 59 46 42 66 13 18

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
Ski Tour
Canada
2012 24 NC NC
2013 25 NC NC DNF
2014 26 NC NC NC DNF
2015 27 NC NC
2016 28 NC NC NC 76
2018 30 NC NC NC DNF
2019 31 NC NC NC
2020 32 NC NC NC 72
2021 33 112 82 NC 61
2022 34 NC NC NC

References

  1. ^ a b FIS Profile
  2. ^ "Valiantsina KAMINSKAYA | Cross-Country | Belarus - Sochi 2014 Olympics". sochi2014.arch.articul.ru. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Valiantsina Kaminskaya". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  5. ^ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "Алімпіяда ў Пхёнчхане: галоўныя надзеі сёння на жаночую індывідуальную гонку". tvr.by. February 14, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ukraine gained over a Belarussian cross country skier". sport.nv.ua. June 11, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ukraine got six individual quota places for 2022 Olympics in cross country skiing". Suspilne. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Winter Olympics: Skier Valentyna Kaminska suspended after fails doping test in Beijing". BBC Sport. 16 February 2022.
  10. ^ "KAMINSKA Valentyna". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2021.